Asplenium pumilum
Dwarf Spleenwort
Also known as: Asplenium anthriscifolium Jacq. +5 more
- Asplenium anthriscifolium Jacq.
- Asplenium leucothrix Maxon
- Asplenium pumilum var. anthriscifolium (Jacq.) Wherry
- Athyrium leucothrix Maxon
- Athyrium verapax Christ
- Tarachia pumila (Sw.) C.Presl
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Aspleniaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or lithophyte.
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Asplenium pumilum (commonly known as Dwarf Spleenwort) is a lithophytic fern belonging to the Aspleniaceae family. Found natively in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. The genus Asplenium is notably large, comprising more than 900 species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Galápagos, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.